Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $158 million to Texas to settle allegations of Medicaid fraud, according to a news release from the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. An investigation found J&J’s subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, engaged in…
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Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross, Ga., has paid $840,000 to settle federal allegations that it submitted Medicare claims for unnecessary procedures, according to a Florida Times-Union report.
An analysis has found Medicare cuts to hospitals could cost 278,000 jobs overall by 2021, according to a news release from the American Hospital Association. H.R. 3630, which extends the Social Security tax holiday, unemployment insurance and Medicare physician payment…
Today is the deadline for hospitals to submit accountable care organization applications to CMS for the April 1 start date. The acceptance period began Dec. 1. This round of applications will be either approved or denied no later than March…
CMS has accepted a corrective action plan submitted by Cape Fear Valley Health System in Fayetteville, N.C., allowing the health system to keep its Medicare funding, according to a WRAL report.
Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System has implemented a new policy that requires all hospital employees to receive influenza vaccinations, according to a Greenville Online report.
University of Michigan Health System, based in Ann Arbor, is expanding with a new health center in Northville Township, Mich., according to a U-M Health System news release.
The ECRI Institute has released a new risk analysis, Social Media in Healthcare, to help healthcare providers manage the risks social media may pose, according to an ECRI Institute news release.
A recent study has identified the total performance score hospitals need to "break even" in the fiscal year 2013 value-based purchasing program, which is slated to begin Oct. 1.
Several healthcare organizations, including the Kansas Hospital Association and Kansas Medical Society, have voiced opposition to a proposed bill that would give parents more flexibility to opt-out of mandatory vaccinations for their children, according to a Wichita Eagle report.